There have been growing calls for “gender mainstreaming” in urban mobility. Achieving this means getting the right data. However, from crash test dummies to bus timetables, even train drivers' uniforms, it is little secret that we have described, designed and deployed urban mobility for only half the population.
Despite much progress, the quality and quantity of data on gendered travel patterns, safety and security struggles, and the ways in which sexuality, race, income, and ability intersect these experiences and choices, remains woefully inadequate.
So, when it comes to mobility planning, are we asking the right questions?
The data we do have is scarce, but sobering. Imagine what else is out there. However, as data collection techniques and technologies proliferate, we have a real chance to make up for lost time.
Leading figures from the transport sector join POLIS to add their voice to growing calls for improving data to understanding gendered transport patterns and experiences.
For many years, these women- and men- have led the charge for gender equal mobility across the globe. From India, to Scotland, Belgium to Kenya, their work has made incredible changes in how we understand and construct our cities and transport services.
This video contains contributions from:
Evelyn Regner, Vice President of the European Parliament
Cyprine (Mitchell) Odada, Executive Director at Critical Mass Nairobi
Jill Warren, CEO of European Cyclists' Federation
Ruth Lopian, Equality Coordinator at European Commission
Sheila Watson, Deputy Director of FIA Foundation
Jim Walker, Director of Walk21 Foundation
Kalpana Viswanath, Co Founder at Safetipin
Melissa Bruntlett, Urban Mobility Advocate and Advisor
Marianne Weinreich, Market Manager Global Smart Mobility, Ramboll
Mailys Garden, Scotland Hub Lead, Women in Transport
Liani Baglietto Castellares, Policy Advisor at ARUP
Bonnie Fenton, Sustainable Mobility Consultant at Rupprecht Consult
Christy Pearson, Director of Central Policy at Voi
Claire Clarke, Acting Women Transport Workers and Gender Equality Officer at International Transport Workers Federation
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